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roanoke9 wrote

Reply to comment by NoPotatoes in friday free talk by Archaplain

I really should find out for sure- though in this instance it would not have mattered- I was basically delirious from dehydration and not able to make good decisions. I self diagnosed panic attacks after 3 wasted trips to the ER when I was much younger. So I did know it wasn't that but something physical. Those times they gave me nitro pills (which are very bad for you if you are not having a heart attack), then saline for dehydration. So emts in 3 out of 4 experiences did not know the difference. The heat stroke they didn't do that just started saline in the ambulance. Probably having saline bags and the skill to administer would be a good addition. I mostly resigned myself to prevention and being okay with the consequences of no treatment. If I don't get off cigarettes its probably a when not if scenario. Symptoms vary alot too; not everyone gets the sledgehammer in the chest feeling.

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NoPotatoes wrote

I haven't posted to one of these in a while. And tbh it is not really Friday anymore.


I've been sleeping too much. And too little. Sad in my heart and tired in my brain. Wishing for something else. No complaints. I miss my home. I miss snacking on plantains. I miss my cats. I heard one went muerto while I've been away. I am saddened by her pain.

I don't really know what has got me so blue. And I don't know what keeps bringing me back. I just want to make the most of my existence before it all goes black.

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NoPotatoes wrote

Reply to comment by roanoke9 in friday free talk by Archaplain

How do you check yourself out to rule out a cardiac event? I've thought of stocking a pulse oximeter and potentially a blood pressure monitor, but I'm not sure what else I should consider.

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roanoke9 wrote

A few years ago I suffered heat exhaustion, borderline heat stroke, thought it might be a cardiac event so opted for an ambulance over an uber. Expensive error. But I learned that cops automatically accompany ambulances around here. It turned out okay, they were just superfluous which is best case scenario. So I guess now I will never call an ambulance for myself and will have to make a snap judgement if it ever comes up that I might have to call one for someone else.

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tuesday wrote (edited )

i would not call what happened over the past few days a failure of mediation, or even an attempt at mediation.

mediation is a guided conversation between two people and an uninvolved third person. and only those three (or however many people are involved) and no one else. the very setup of raddle makes mediation difficult, if not impossible.

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Majrelende OP wrote (edited )

Thank you for responding and telling me; I don't know nearly as much as I thought, and so I removed my writing. Maybe an account of the situation (which is impossible anyway) isn't so desirable as reflection? I'm not sure, but I still have hope we can learn something from this.

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asterism wrote (edited )

you have things mixed together from two different posts one of which was not a problem at all, its very misleading, I would prefer there not be an account of this at all.

edit: let me state I wouldnt have a problem with an accurate account say if someone archived what was said. However that didnt happen so any account is going to be wildly innaccurate and since I am involved I would prefer either an accurate account or none at all.

obviously you can do as you will but thats my piece.

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Majrelende OP wrote (edited )

Thank you: I've changed it so far to reflect the uncertainty of the cause of bloodrose's account being deleted. I see about the implied cause and why it was problematic, and hopefully the edit is sufficient to fix it.

This is just my understanding from a few snippets of information though. If you think I have anything else totally wrong then say so, but otherwise I would encourage you to write your own account of the situation. I don't wish to defend the idea of "raddle court", but hopefully we can learn from this and remember what not to do the next time something like it happens.

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fortmis wrote

I found a sexy adult novel called Wifey, written by Judy Blume, iconic YA author who I read a lot as a teen and was deeply moved by as a young brain ... Now I'm all grown up I'm ready for Blume 2.0

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